The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-06-30
MARIETTA MATTERS.


Hardemans
Mrs. H. NJ. King, Of Savannah, is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Irene Baker.
English sparrows in building their nests
about houses fill said houses with mites.
Mrs. Charley Thornton arrived from
Florida last week and is 1T her father
home, Mr.. A. D. Ruede.
Mrs R. c Kerr of Augusta who
formerly resided in this county, died on
the 10th inst
The Florida watermelon has put in its
appearance in Marietta and the darkey is
happy
-25 Cigars given to the man with the
best grip, at Sessions, Handy & Co.
Lawns reduced to % cents at Hirsch s.
Call to see our Furniture Can show
you suits from $500 to $4,000 at
w. f. GnBERT's.
The Whitehead house, owned by the
Messrs. Anderson, on Atlanta street has
been improved and reprinted
The sale OF lots at Austell last Thurs.
day was largely attended The total sales
amounted to. $l0,500
Rev VIM. H. Hunt, OF Atlanta, will
fill the pulpit at the Episcopal Church, UNI
til new Rector is called.
Spend your fourth Of July by going on
the excursion over the Marietta and North
Ga. Railway to Motley river in North Caro-
lima Round trip $l.5O
Brain coverings for Giant intellects
at Sessions, Handy Il Co.
Chairs 80, 80, and 60 cts at W. f. Gil
berts.
The largest stock OF gentlemen under
wear aud white shirts at Hirschs.
Blackberry dumplings are now making
glad the appetite of the average citizen.
AS long as blackberrys are plentiful we can
defy dull times
The third quarterly meeting will be
held by the Presiding Elder, Rev. W. F.
Glenn, at the Methodist Church next Sat
urday and Sunday. Preaching both days.
"A fancy dress ball given by the Misses
Noble was largely attended at Nichols Hall
last Friday night Wurms Atlanta band
furnished the music.
Mrs Laura c. Flanders, of Atlanta,
with her daughter Miss Dottie, is spending
few days as guests of her sister, Mrs. H.
D. Phillips.
DR.. E. Pickens Earle, of Birmingham,
Ala, returned on Monday, taking his moth
err and aunt, for few weeks at Salt Springs
for the health of the former.
The excursion over the NJ l.. n. Ga.
Railroad on the 4th of July to North Caro-
lima will be pleasant trip and largely at
tended Go and see this grand section of
country. Round trip $l.50.
Our customers will please come and
give their notes for guano and supplies.
A. A. FLETCHER h Co.
Sessions Handy & Co. are offering
inducements in tObaccos Tobacco at 5cts
=,
Mr.. Will Chambers, who died in Chat
tanooga recently, in addition to the heavy
insurance on his life, was a member of the
American Legion of Honor, and his widow
gets $4,000 from that order.
We solicit all items of personal or so
ciety nature for publication If you have
friends visiting you, or who intend visiting
elsewhere, inform us OF the fact. A local
reporter cannot always keep posted upon
such matters.
The remains of Mr.. Wiley j. McClatchy
who died at Jefferson Hospital Philadel-
phia arrived here Thursday afternoon and
were laid to rest in the city cemetery. And
thus Marietta has lost one of her best citi-
Zens.
-Bedsteads for $500, 81 %, 81 80, SO 90
and 81 90 at W. Z. GILBERTs
--Hirsch & Son will receive this week
one car of furniture.
Sessions Handy & Co. are still head
quarters for Rice
Mr. A. A. Griggs, of Oregon district,
left with us on the 23d ult, stalk of cotton
fruited with bolls. He says he has five
acres in cotton just as good, and that he
hasn't used any commercial guano in two
years
Several locals were misplaced by the
intelligent compositor' last week one of
which was the announcement of a "bounc-
ing baby boz" at Mr. James G. Hughes
house to keep his bevy of interesting
daughters company.
The fourth ofJuly will be spent by
large number OF our citizens by going on
the excursion over the NJ & y. Ga Rail
road to Motley River Grand scenery and a
pleasant time.
Mattresses So 90 to $500 at W. f. Gill
berts
MONEY TO LOAN-We can make loans
of money at reasonable rates upon either
town or farm property.
JOE B. ALEXANDER,
GEO f. GoBER
Our customers will please come and
give their notes for guano and supplies
A A. FLETCHER & Co.
Marietta has had several daughters to
graduate this year, Miss Leila McClatchy,
at Atlanta Institute. Miss Carrie Session at
Wesleyan Female College, Macon and Miss
Bath Dunwody at Lucy Cobb Institute
Athens
Mrs V. L. Ray, formerly a teacher in
the Marietta Male Academy, was married
in Cedartown, Ga, on the 22nd inst, to
Mr.. w. G. Wharton, of Montgomery, Ala.
The happy couple left Immediately for Tate
Springs and Northern watering places. Our
best wishes
"A scholarly tramp printer came along
the other day He smoke Snanish huentlv